john@kk9a.com wrote:
> The DX Engineering vertical is made out of 6063 aluminum, which is much less
> expensive.
>
> John KK9A
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> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 67' vertical
> From: jim Jarvis
> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:20:51 -0400
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> I just got pricing from Bethlehem Aluminum for a nesting tubular
> vertical.
>
> .125" wall, 6061-T6, in diameters from 2.25 to 1.00, 12' lengths
> ran around
> $225 plus tax. That's without any clamps, cleanup, cuts or
> shipping. Quantity one.
>
> Makes the radio vendor pricing look fairly reasonable, eh?
>
> If you needed to UPS it to your site, you'd be constrained to 7'
> lengths.
>
> If I were building a 4 square, I might look at doing it with
> Bethlehem, particularly
> since they're only an hour away. (they have distribution sites
> around the NE, though).
>
> But the DX Engineering base looks pretty snazzy.
>
> N2EA
>
>
What is the difference between 6061-T6 and 6063?
Les W2LK
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